You may already know Barem (aka Mauricio Barembuem) from his releases on (un)Foundsound, Pariter and Phonocult or from his remixes on Resopal, Mos Ferry and Einmaleins. If so you, wont be surprised in the slightest to find him surfacing on Minus with Never Better Than Late to round off what has been another groundbreaking year for this ubiquitous label. The electro flavoured broken beats of So Serial (digital only) make it the perfect tool for opening a set or for shifting the mood. The melancholy tones, the massive snare reverbs and the low, stuttering acid bassline gradually turn up the pressure before eventually triggering the 4/4 section, establishing the perfect platform to propel the eve! ning onto the next level. The fantastically titled Ears conclu! des the release,offering more subsonic trickery in a similar vein. The percussive licks shift up and down amid a wash of reverbs and delays, while the bubbling bassline motors forward, keeping the scuttling efx in check